EPA's Computational Toxicology research (CompTox) is part of EPA's broader Chemical Safety research efforts. Since current chemical testing is expensive and time consuming, only a small fraction of chemicals have been fully evaluated for potential adverse human health effects. CompTox is researching new, more efficient, ways to address managing the safety of chemicals, particularly in assessing chemicals for human health effects. Read More

CompTox conducts innovative research that integrates advances in molecular biology, chemistry and computer science to identify important biological processes that may be disrupted by chemicals and tracing those biological disruptions to related dose and human exposure to chemicals. The combined information allows chemicals to be prioritized for more in depth testing based on the specific processes they disrupt and potential health risks.

EPA's National Center for Computational Toxicology coordinates CompTox research and works internally with EPA's other research programs, labs and centers. Externally, CompTox partners with academic centers funded by the Science to Achieve Results program (STAR) and with a wide-range of organizations with an interest in using computational toxicology to screen chemicals for potential toxicity Read Less

CompTox's innovative research projects identify important biological processes that may be disrupted by chemicals and tracing those biological disruptions to related dose and human exposure to chemicals.

EPA Awards Almost $11 Million to Advance Chemical Safety Research
EPA announced nearly $11 million in grants to eight universities to develop fast and effective methods to predict a chemical's potential to interact with biological processes that could lead to reproductive and developmental problems, and disruption of the endocrine system.Read News Release